Why are well-educated women more likely to choose home birth?

Errol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD, is Louis E. Phaneuf Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Norwitz serves on the OBG Management Board of Editors.

In this audiocast, Dr. Norwitz discusses:

His unique training and education, including his connection as an MD, PhD, to midwifery practice

The increased number of women delivering at home in the United States

Why older, well-educated, married, multiparous women are more likely to deliver at home